Abdul Hakim

Abdul Hakim

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How To Reset Root Password on Ubuntu 16.04

  1. Edit Grub Menu with press “e”

  2. Find the line “linux” and add script below at the end of that line

    rw init=/bin/bash
    

  3. Mount with to see read/write flags

    root@(none):/# mount | grep -w /
    

  4. Reset password with command below

    root@(none):/# passwd
    

  5. Reboot your system

    root@(none):/# exec /sbin/init